Piloty:
Thusnelda Led in Germanicus' Triumph

In this larger view of Polity's painting, which was taken
at the opposite end of the gallery, one can see practically the
entire canvas. Segestes cannot bring himself to look upon his
daughter, and Tiberius, flanked by his henchman Sejanus, is seemingly
indifferent to the spectacle. It is only the aristocratic women
who are fascinated at the exotic creatures paraded before them.
The proud and defiant Thusnelda, accompanied by a nurse and attendant,
is presented in marked contrast to the somnolent figure of the
emperor. Leading the procession is the priest mentioned by Strabo,
dragged along by his white beard. Behind Thusnelda are chieftains
of the Cherusci, including her brother, Segimuntus, who once
had been a priest of Augustus in Cologne (Tacitus, I.57, 59).
In the background is Germanicus, here a minor participant in
his own triumph.